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We study animal communication a lot. We know when many different animals have a noise or communication for "human." Bees have different dances to describe arbitrary locations, so they could also have a specific dance for "that jerk over there with the mesh helmet."

I remember meeting a character actor who had bit parts in a lot of things. He was instantly recognizable, but nobody knows his name. He told me the worst part is that because he's "famous," people expect him to be rich. Like service workers expect $100 tips at restaurants and hotels, and he's like "I'm here for a job application."

Hydrophobia is another term for an active Rabies infection. Rabies is assumed to be the source of many mythological creatures, including werewolves and vampires. So if you offer someone water, and they refuse, best to poke them with something silver and sharp just to see how they react.

The worst part about irrelevant lore tidbits like this is that you know some sweaty dweeb thought of it whilst masturbating.

It's crazy we've never had a Metroid/Mega Man crossover game. Like consider a team/squad shooter RPG with Samus, Mega Man, Zero, X, Roll, and you run around collecting upgrades and weapon types. I feel like the two universes would work well together.

I still think they should pull a reverse House of M, and say the MCU thus far was a No More Mutants universe.

Keep in mind the nature of fiction. It has an obligation to create friction and conflict. Intrigue is built into a fish-out-of-water story. Reality is far stranger, and far more complex. People and culture interact in imperceivable ways, and our influence on each other isn't something we can predict. Nor is one type of culture drift good, or another bad. It isn't better or worse in reality to have concetrated pockets of similar-thinking communities. In fiction, it is narratively expedient.

In project management, we call it "scope creep." Day one, the job is to use your newfound powers for good. Maybe stop a mugging. Day two, catch a bad guy. Day 3, try to balance life and your secret identity while foiling a bank heist. Day 200, you're negotiating with an interdimensional cosmic deity for the survival of the Universe by demonstrating feats of strength and fortitude.

Don't go back.

I mean, it kind of sounds like it's time to start looking for alternatives to Android. Linux phones work well enough, but there isn't a good reason to migrate right now, and the app library for Android is more mature. If the app library is cut off at the knees, then there's a reason to migrate.

Narcissism and politics go together like peanuts and peanut butter. Self-awareness is a liability, because you have to promise the moon and the stars to every voter, (ideally) knowing that you aren't going to ever have the actual power to deliver on any of those promises.

Everything she said is true, but also, she was one of the architects of the Democrats' failed strategy to beat Trump. So this feels like she's trying to acknowledge that she was wrong without actually taking responsibility for being wrong.

I read that headline, and all I could think was "Pope Paul, Malcom X, British Politician Sex"

No shit, you corrupt basket of grundles.

I mean, I have every bit of respect for soldiers. They volunteer to serve in the military as tools of the government.

It is the government that actively exploits people in poverty, people in dire situations, and people who have no better alternatives. They work to make sure that there are sufficient quantities of people like that willing to sign their lives away for three squares and a glorious purpose.

The military as an organization, as an arm of the government, is only as good and as righteous and as honorable as the people in charge of it, so it's been a really long time since the military has been deserving of respect. Soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors, they have earned respect for their willingness to sacrifice. But when your commander in chief gives an illegal order, like to deploy to Portland and hunt down protestors, then it is your duty to this country to disobey such an order.

If they don't, then they are no longer on our side of the war.

TACO

It's entirely possible he never went to the island. That doesn't make Elon Musk a good person, and he hasn't exactly earned the benefit of doubt.

Just a reminder that this fucker sexually harassed Anita Hill for years.

When wireless charging was announced, every layperson out there started imagining their homes filled with powerful waves of harmless energy that would keep their devices charged and eliminate the need for all wires. People thought we could have LED bulbs that pull volts out of the air and provide light for your dining room.

Wireless charging is slightly more convenient than plugging your phone in to a usb c. But it's also slower. I have a wireless charger next to a wired charger, and 90% of the time I plug in because it's faster, and I can still use my phone while it charges.

This question had me looking up shows I remember hearing about, only to find they had a full season and then were cancelled. Probably because I didn't watch.

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